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Office Hours:
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Monday - Friday
Location: University Hall (First Floor)
For answers to general questions about the admissions process, contact an Enrollment Service Representative at 706-507-8800. You can also send an email to enroll@columbusstate.edu.
Please review the entire contact list to find the appropriate contact for you. Each representative has a specific territory, part of the alphabet, or program for which they are responsible. The admissions counselor who is responsible for your territory is happy to help! You may call, email or use the Calendly link to contact the Admissions Counselor for your territory and schedule a private virtual meeting.
Meet the Team
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Mattison Laster
Admissions Counselor
Office: 706-569-4976 | Text: 706-240-1034
Email: laster_mattison@columbusstate.edu
Schedule a Call/Meeting With Mattison
Areas Covered:
Students: Traditional Freshman
- Georgia counties: Chattahoochee, Harris, Muscogee
- Out of State:
- Southwest: Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
- South: Florida, Mississippi
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Tory Lewis
Regional Admissions Counselor
Office: 706-569-4128 | Text: 762-266-0924
Email: lewis_tory@columbusstate.edu
Schedule a Call/Meeting With Tory
Areas Covered:
Students: Traditional Freshman
- Georgia counties: Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Rockdale
- Out of State:
- Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin
- South: Kentucky, Tennessee
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Austin Kuhlenberg
Admissions Counselor
Office: 706-569-4780 | Text: 762-240-2843
Email: kuhlenberg_austin@columbusstate.edu
Areas Covered:
- Georgia counties: Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Coweta, Dade, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Heard, Meriwether, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Troup, Walker, Whitfield
- Out of State:
- South: Alabama, South Carolina
- Rocky Mountain: Colorado, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming
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JJ Harrison
Admissions Counselor
Text: 762-583-8566
Email: harrison_jevon@columbusstate.edu
Areas Covered:
Students: Traditional Freshman
- Georgia counties:Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bibb, Burke, Butts, Clarke, Columbia, Crawford, Dawson, Elbert, Franklin, Glascock, Greene, Habersham, Hall, Hancock, Hart, Houston, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Lamar, Lincoln, Lumpkin, Macon, Madison, McDuffie, Monroe, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Peach, Pike, Putnam, Rabun, Richmond, Spalding, Stephens, Talbot, Taylor, Towns, Twiggs, Union, Upson, Walton, Warren, Washington, White, Wilkes, Wilkinson
- Out of State:
- Northeast: Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia
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Emily Ballesteros
Admissions Counselor
Text: 762-240-1600
Email: ballesteros_emily@columbusstate.edu
Areas Covered:
Students: Traditional Freshman
- Georgia counties: Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Barrien, Ben Hill, Bleckley, Brantley, Brooks, Bryan, Bulloch, Calhoun, Camden, Candler, Charlton, Chatham, Clinch, Coffee, Colquitt, Cook, Crisp, Decatur, Dodge, Dooly, Dougherty, Early, Echols, Effingham, Emanuel, Evans, Glynn, Grady, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Jenkins, Lanier, Laurens, Lee, Liberty, Long, Lowndes, Marion, McIntosh, Miller, Mitchell, Montgomery, Pierce, Pulaski, Randolph, Schley, Screven, Seminole, Stewart, Sumter, Tattnall, Telfair, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Toombs, Truetlen, Turner, Ware, Wayne, Webster, Wheeler, Wilcox, Worth
- Out of State:
- Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington
- South: Arkansas, Louisiana, North Carolina
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Faith Alexander
Dual Enrollment Coordinator
Office: 706-569-4641 | Text: 762-266-0245
Email: alexander_faith@columbusstate.edu
Schedule a Call/Meeting With Faith
Areas Covered:
Students: Dual Enrollment
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Kennedy Stone
Admissions Coordinator - Events & Experience
Office: 706-507-8786 | Text: 762-583-7616
Email: stone_kennedy@columbusstate.edu
Schedule a Call/Meeting With Kennedy
Areas Covered:
- Campus Tours Experiences & Events
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Lucie Blais
Admissions Coordinator of Communication & Marketing
Office: 706-569-4779
Email: blais_lucie@columbusstate.edu
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Taylor King
Director of Admissions
Office: 706-507-8876
Email: king_taylor1@columbusstate.edu
Areas Covered:
Students: Traditional Freshman, Transfers, Non-Traditional Transfers, Non-Traditional Freshmen, Post-Bacc, Non-Degree, Audit
- Georgia counties: Muscogee
- Local Schools: Carver High School
- Out of State:
- Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
- South: Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia
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Christine Shaw
Global Engagement Coordinator
Office: 706-507-8544 | Text: 762-583-7616
Email: shaw_christine@columbusstate.edu
Areas Covered:
- International Admission
- International Students

Thaddeus Lewis
Graduate Administrative Assistant
Email: lewis_thaddeus@columbusstate.edu
Areas Covered:
- Group Tour Scheduling
Office of Admissions
Phone: 706-507-8800
Email: admissions@columbusstate.edu
| Name | Position | Areas of Responsibility | |
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Justin DiMichele |
Assistant Director of Admissions Systems & Technology |
Undergraduate, |
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Brooke Quarterman |
Lead Admissions Specialist |
Traditional Freshman, |
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Liliana Harrell |
Graduate Admissions Specialist |
Graduate, |
harrell_liliana@columbusstate.edu |
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Courtney Valdez |
Admissions Specialist |
Traditional Freshman, |
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Angelika Romo |
Admissions Specialist |
Traditional Freshman |